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To: microhoogle! who wrote (33348)	6/13/2005 1:53:29 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Thailand does not even rank in the top 20 highest HIV infection rates in the world You guys should check your facts before making assumptions. July 2004 article - "Brazil, Cambodia and Thailand have reduced HIV rates. Thailand reduced infections from 140,000 a year in 1991 to 21,000 last year through promotion of condoms and education for behavioral change." And from what I have heard, healthcare in Thailand is excellent. Countries with the Highest HIV Infection Rates in the World Rank Country HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate(%) 1 Swaziland 38.80 2 Botswana 37.30 3 Zimbabwe 33.70 4 Lesotho 28.90 5 South Africa 21.50 6 Namibia 21.30 7 Zambia 16.50 8 Malawi 14.20 9 Central African Republic 13.50 10 Mozambique 12.20 11 Guinea-Bissau 10.00 12 Tanzania 8.80 13 Gabon 8.10 14 Cote d'Ivoire 7.00 15 Sierra Leone 7.00 16 Cameroon 6.90 17 Kenya 6.70 18 Burundi 6.00 19 Liberia 5.90 20 Haiti 5.60 Source: CIA World Factbook

To: microhoogle! who wrote (33348)	6/13/2005 10:03:26 PM
From: kikogrey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

I take it you are not in health care. The HIV rate in Thailand is l in 100 which is high. HIV is transmitted though blood and surgery is bloody. Suppose you bleed and need a blood transfusion? Although blood is tested, there is a period before a person converts over to positive HIV status in which HIV would not be detected in the blood so no blood is ever 100% guaranteed to be HIV free. Although Thailand may have made inroads in controlling the HIV epidemic, HIV is endemic in the population and the risks to health care workers are much greater also. Here's an example of what happened to my daughter who was being treated as an outpatient-- got her blood drawn from a lab technician who was negligent and didn't remove the blood pressure cuff before beginning. The cuff inflated and knocked the needle into the lab tech's arm, drew blood and flew back into my daughter's arm and also drew blood. Suppose this technician had been drawing blood on patients who were frequently HIV positive? Perhaps I'm a bit more introspective on this subject since I go into the OR and the field I'm in is very, very bloody. That doesn't mean there are no risks in the US but I know I wouldn't go to Thailand to save a few bucks.